Experienced Intelligence Analyst *Extended*

Belfast, Birmingham, Bridgend, Bristol, Chelmsford, Crawley, Dover, Exeter, Gartcosh, Gillingham, (Kent), Heathrow, Kingston Upon Thames, Leicester, Liverpool, London*, Normanton, Nottingham, Sheffield, Slough, Stevenage, Sunderland, Warrington. – *For London based roles your contractual place of work will be Endeavour Square, Stratford. However, as that site will not be operational until early 2025 in the interim period you will be required to carry out your contractual duties from Spring Gardens, Vauxhall or such other reasonable location. For the avoidance of doubt as your contractual place of work is Endeavour Square, your move to this location in 2025 will not give rise to any entitlement to payments for travel time or costs under the Relocation and Excess Travel Policy.

The Intelligence Directorate works collaboratively with NCA Investigations Directorate and partners to deliver a unified crime fighting response. Serious and organised crime (SOC) is one of the recognised national security threats, estimated at costing the UK economy over £37 billion every year. In the Intelligence Directorate we collect, record and enhance intelligence to build a picture of that SOC, sharing this with partners in the UK and abroad. Then, through the exploitation of intelligence, we flex law G29enforcement’s collective resources against these dynamic threats. We are continuously looking for new opportunities to enhance traditional capabilities to increase the quantity and quality of available intelligence and maximise its potential for exploitation.

• To be considered you will need to successfully complete SC Enhanced / DV clearance before commencing the role, the entry clearance level is determined by the role. Where SC Enhanced clearance is required please note there may be the requirement to further achieve DV clearance within the first 12 months in post. Some roles may require DV STRAP within the first 12 months in post, this will also be determined by the role. Further details of this will be provided at the virtual event. For nationality requirements for each level of security clearance, please review the FAQs section, question 7.
  
• To be eligible for roles requiring DV STRAP you must be a British national. Dual nationality applicants, with one of the nationalities being British, may be considered for these roles, please contact: central.recruitment@nca.gov.uk to discuss eligibility requirements further.

The Intelligence Directorate is made up of the following deputy directorate areas:

• International – The International Department works with international partners and coordinates UK law enforcement support overseas to gather and share intelligence, conduct operational activity and enhance international delivery through a variety of means, including capacity building, training, and joint  European and International taskforces. The International Department also provides the specialist capabilities available through its membership of INTERPOL and EUROPOL in supporting UK law enforcement intelligence and operational requirements, and working directly with partners to safeguard vulnerable members of the community. These capabilities are due to be extended further from Autumn 2022 with the establishment of the Joint International Crime Centre within the International Department, which will bring together the current capabilities of International and the National Police Chiefs Council International Crime Co-ordination Centre. The NCA International Liaison Officer network provides NCA support to over 130 countries and is supported by UK based Officers to lead and develop operational activity overseas in support of NCA objectives; provide support and add value to investigations and intelligence analysis where appropriate; provide expertise on country-specific legislation, operational risk and strategic knowledge; and develop and maintain relationships with International partners.
• Data and Analysis Hub – The Data and Analysis Hub is made up of three analytical teams:

TIAT – The Tactical Intelligence Analysis Team brings together all of the Tactical Intelligence Analysts in the agency across Investigations, Regional Intelligence Teams (RITs) and in the National Tasking Centre Thematic Threat areas. TIAT is one national team and supports the greatest threat, risk and harm across the country determining best use of analytical resource.  TIAT support the end to end process of development of high end of high harm targets, prioritisation, proactive analytical support through to reactive investigative support providing evidence at Court.
 
NAC – National Assessment Centre accepts commissions from Law Enforcement, the UK Intelligence Community, Government Departments and from within the National Crime Agency – both internal to and external to the NCA.  These commissions are all related to Serious Organised Crime and aligned to the National Intelligence Requirements, as set out on the National Strategic Assessments.  Requests are received via the National Strategic Tasking and Co-ordination Group (NSTCG), overseen by the Home Office.

NDEC – The National Data Exploitation Capability is a multidisciplinary team made up of data and technology professionals, intelligence officers and analysts and data management officers transforming how the NCA and wider UK Law Enforcement community operate. NDEC are partnering with other organisations, and using advanced data analytics and data science techniques to creates insights that disrupt and detect serious and organised crime (SOC). NDEC is also responsible for managing the acquisition of data to exploit and enhance the understanding of these SOC threats.

• National Intelligence Hub – Within the National Intelligence Hub (NIH), the National Targeting Centre is responsible for identifying key priority targets and developing intelligence through its symbiotic relationship with other intelligence departments. The NIH is at the heart of the NCA, delivering intelligence products and identifying opportunities which drive NCA and partner activity in response to the highest harm threats.  It has a number of Regional intelligence Teams (RITs) making up a nationwide network of intelligence officers providing proactive and dynamic intelligence expertise to criminal investigations, co-located with investigations and law enforcement partners.  Working in the NIH involves close collaboration with other UK and International Intelligence, Law Enforcement and policy partners charged with tackling SOC and its impact on the UK.  
• Intelligence Collection – Coordinates NCA collection capabilities against the Agency’s highest priorities. Intelligence Collection includes forensics, open source, covert human intelligence sources, undercover officers and technical collection capabilities. This includes responding to threats and exploiting opportunities relating to the use of  electronic communications by Subjects of Interest using the various powers conferred within the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (IPA). This is a dynamic and diverse arena with constant and rapid change, suiting those officers who thrive on near constant challenge.
• National Tasking and Coordination (NTAC) – Oversight and coordination of operational activity to support NCA and National tasking. The Control Centre provides the command team with situational awareness of operational capacity, capability, effectiveness and support to Critical Incident Commanders. To initially treat risk and dynamically transfer risk to the appropriate stakeholder, whilst building public confidence. The Regional Organised Crime Coordinators provide a conduit for requests and specialist advice to and from partner agencies.
• The Gateway Teams – The NCA Gateway provides a consistent entry point for all new information and intelligence requests and referrals requiring NCA operational assessment. It is the ‘front door’ to the Agency, receiving, assessing, de-conflicting and enhancing information and intelligence across a wide spectrum of criminality in addition to identifying and enhancing serious and organised crime leads for development and tasking. The Gateway includes the UK International Crime Bureau, Sensitive Intelligence Unit, Child Sexual Exploitation Referrals Bureau, UK National Central Office for the Suppression of Counterfeit Currency and Protected Coins and the Agency Facilitation Team.

The Directorate is supported by the:

• Intelligence Capability Headquarters (ICHQ) – ICHQ’s mission is to deliver a world class intelligence capability that leads the fight against SOC. It leads on the Directorate’s business led transformation programme, business planning and overall management including review of operational success, capability requirements overview, recruitment and professionalisation.

As an experienced Intelligence Analyst, your role will be to conduct complex and wide-ranging analysis in support of the National Crime Agency’s mission; developing intelligence products and contributing to the National Strategic Assessment, Annual Plan, National Intelligence Requirements and National Control Strategy to aid the fight to cut serious and organised crime. You will conduct cross-source analysis and exploitation and make recommendations to support the development of intelligence, gain new insights into criminal activity and behaviour, informing NCA understanding of the impact that targeted activity has on the threat presented by serious and organised crime. You will access a range of covert and overt capabilities to inform this work, working with government, Law Enforcement, UK Intelligence Community, private and third sector, in support of both tactical and strategic objectives.

The following qualifications/skills are essential to the role and proof will be required at interview:

-Formal intelligence analysis training (e.g. National Intelligence Analysis Training (NIAT) / Government Intelligence Analyst Training (GIAT) / Defence Intelligence Analyst Module (DIAM).

-Intelligence Professionalisation Programme (IPP) Intelligence Analyst certification or be able to provide evidence of equivalent experience within the answers to the technical criteria and experience criteria

This evidence should have been attained within the last 2 years. If you hold IPP Intelligence Analyst certification.

Please ensure the dates of any accreditations you are relying on, are entered on to the CV.

Should you progress to the assessment stage of the process, you will be required to provide a copy of the original certificate.

Failure to provide evidence at interview may result in your application not progressing to the next stage.

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Experience of carrying out intelligence analysis within law enforcement, defence or national security and the ability to communicate results of intelligence analysis to influence decision making.
• Good knowledge of relevant legislation and policy within law enforcement, defence or national security.
• Ability to deliver at pace both independently and as part of a team.
• Good knowledge of analytical techniques in a SOC environment.

Alongside your salary of £36,037, National Crime Agency contributes
£9,729 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Whatever your role, we take your career and development seriously, and want to enable you to build a really successful career with the Agency and wider Civil Service.

If you are an active police pension member immediately prior to joining the NCA, you can continue your membership throughout your employment with us as if you were a serving police officer. If you do remain an active member and subsequently return to a police force, you should be able to continue your membership there too.

All officers in the NCA are members of the UK Civil Service. You will be eligible for:

• Civil Service pension scheme
• 26 days annual leave rising to 31 on completion of 5 years continuous service
• Training and development opportunities
• Cycle2work scheme

We take the welfare of NCA officers very seriously. All staff have access to Occupational Health services and there are a number of staff representative groups. We also have a range of sporting and other activities on offer.

We can provide flexible working arrangements if the role in question is suitable. These include flexi-time, job sharing and compressed hours (working contracted hours over a shorter period).

Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.

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Job contact :

• Name : NCA Recruitment Team – GRS
• Email : ncarecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

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• Email : ncarecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk